M2.5 earthquake 12 km WSW of Santa Clara, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Santa Clara, Utah on Tue, Jul 13, 1982, 9:12 PM MDT (03:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-14 03:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.077° N, 113.781° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005195. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.